Posted by Cindy/Copper Hill on October 13, 2009, 7:30 pm, in reply to "Holy Cow!"
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I just emailed Bekah that my vet has raised their prices again. I don't know what they are thinking doing it right now, when the economy is so bad and people are having to make choices between paying the mortgage and buying food. So many people are having to get rid of their pets because they can't afford even the most basic of pet needs.
I have said before, and I will say again that I can't judge someone based on the decisions they make about vet care options they make. It is all too easy to be judgemental when you are in a position of wealth and also when you are not in that person's shoes, but quite another when your means are limited and it is your own pet you are having to make the decision about. I know this has caused some real divisiveness both on this very board and others, but we can only make the decisions for our own pets based on the prognosis and the situation.
There are times when heroic measures work, and times when they do not. DW, I applaud you for making a very difficult personal decision with Nickie, and am sorry that Ian is such a shit. Most of you know that Bear's care was very costly as well, well over $10,000. I don't know if I could justify that again, if the outcome was going to be the same. I will always be so thankful for the extra 6 months I had with him, but I don't know if I could put myself into that kind of debt again for a dog - no matter how beloved - that is dying.
I suppose for me, if there is hope that the treatment will extend my pet's life and also guarentee quality of that life, I would do it. You couldn't know that Nicki would pass so soon, and it was worth it to try to make whatever time he had left happy and comfortable. I know it was a hard time for both of you, though, and I'm sure that retiring his bill makes it all seem really fresh again.
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